TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — Local officials won't support a proposal to house unaccompanied migrant children at two former casino hotels in northwest Mississippi.
TUNICA, Miss. — Local officials won't support a proposal to house unaccompanied migrant children at two former casino hotels in northwest Mississippi .
She said that the facility would hire local employees and operate up to five years, that there would be no visitors, and that the children and teens would stay contained inside. “Many of my constituents had raised concerns about this project’s impact on the community," U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said in a statement Friday. “It was clear that Tunica County’s health care, transportation, and other services were not prepared for this sudden influx. I am glad this decision has been halted for now, but I am still worried about a similar proposal in the future.”Wicker send a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday opposing the plan.
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